Call for Assistant (tenure-track) or Associate Professor
(tenured) in
Computational Economics and Complex Systems
Location: Department of Economics
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Description: We invite applications for a tenure-track
Assistant Professor or for a tenured Associate Professor with a
focus on computational economics/finance, risk
mitigation/management, complex networks, graph theory and
their application to the analysis of large social and economic
systems.
Candidates should already be employed as permanent research
staff in an academic institution or in a research center outside
of
Italy, at a level corresponding to the position sought.
We welcome the ability to cross disciplinary boundaries and we
will evaluate the long-term potential of the research agenda. The
candidate will co-operate in a stimulating and diverse research
environment, bringing together scholars from different fields with
dedicated support from the initiative.
Candidates with strong quantitative background in mathematics,
engineering, computer science, economics, econometrics or
physics are most welcome and equally fit for the post. A PhD in a
relevant field of study is required.
Applicants must demonstrate a record of published research in
peer-reviewed outlets and the ability to teach effectively in BA,
MA, and PhD programs. An innovative teaching record will be
favorably considered. Teaching priorities are handled by the
Department of Economics, although part-time involvement in
other departments can be negotiated.
Other requirements are experience working with classroom
technology. The candidate must be willing to teach courses in both
traditional and online environments.
Duties: Successful applicants should teach in English at the
undergraduate,
Master’s and doctoral level. They are expected to achieve adequate
Italian fluency for teaching courses in this language within three
years.
Regular duties include an annual teaching load of 90 hours at the
Assistant level and 120 hours at the Associate level. Service for
the
Department includes mentoring students.
Salary: The annual salary for Tenure Track Assistant Professor is
42.000 €
(gross salary). The annual salary for Associate Professor is in
the
range 50.000 € – 75.000 € (gross salary) depending on academic
position and qualification, and according to the standards
established by the Italian Public University System. Additional
provision for travel and accommodation, and seed funding for
research will be allocated based on individual negotiation.
Further details about academic positions and academic career in
Italy can be found at the following web page:
http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=161017
Application: https://www.researchgate.net/job/872383_Assistant_tenuretrack_
or_Associate_Professor_tenured-
Computational_Economics_and_Complex_Systems
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